SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

  • ACDA-UT Composition Competition—1st place (2017)

  • Outstanding Senior Award; Caine College of the Arts; Utah State University (2013)

  • Best Undergraduate Paper Award; USU (2013)

  • Eccles Scholarship; USU (2012-13)

  • Seely-Hinckley Scholarship; USU (2012-13)

  • Hansen Scholarship; USU (2012-13)

  • Wassermann Scholarship; USU (2012-13)

  • Brett E. Blanch Memorial Scholarship; USU (2012-13)

  • Philosophy Student of the Year; USU (2012)

  • Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship; USU (2011)

  • Lillywhite Scholarship; USU (2008-10)

  • Presidential Scholarship; USU (2005-10)

  • Undergraduate Research Fellowship; USU (2005-10)

  • Sierra Club Scholarship (2005-09)

  • Most Valuable Student Award; Utah Elks Lodge (2005)

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance; Utah State University (2013) – Summa Cum Laude

  • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy; Utah State University (2013) – Summa Cum Laude

  • Private piano study with Seymour Bernstein, world-renowned pianist and teacher (2004-2017)

  • Private piano study with N. Jane Tan, founder of WPPI (2004-2006)

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